Need for urgent changes in GitHub Actions automation

[derberg]

This issue defines a list of tasks that need to be performed in this repo to make sure it's ci/cd automation works long term without any issues.

It is up to maintainers to decide if it must be addressed in one or multiple PRs.

Below are 3 different sections describing 3 different important ci/cd changes.

IMPORTANT-START
For GitHub workflows that contain This workflow is centrally managed in https://github.com/asyncapi/.github/ you do not have to perform any work. These workflows were already updated through the update in .github. The only exception is the workflows related to nodejs release. More details in Upgrade Release pipeline - in case of nodejs projects section
IMPORTANT-END

Deprecation of node12

2nd bullet point is still relevant for you even if your projects in not nodejs project

• Every single workflow that uses setup-node action needs an update to follow v3 version of this action, and make sure minimum node 14 is used
• Now this part is more complex. Problem with node12 is that node-based GitHub Actions were using it in majority as a runtime environment. Look for example at this action.yaml file for setup-node action v2. So the job that you have to do is go through all the workflows, and verify every single action that you use, make sure you are using the latest version that is not based on node12. I already did review a lot of actions as part of this PR so maybe you will find some actions there and can copy from me. For example action/checkout needs to be updated to v3.

Node12 end of support in action is probably September 27th.

For more details read official article from GitHub

Upgrade Release pipeline - in case of nodejs projects

ignore this section if your project is not nodejs project

You have 2 options. You can:

A. choose to switch to new release pipeline using instruction from asyncapi/.github#205

B. stay with old release pipeline, and manually update GitHub workflows and actions used in it, you can inspire a lot from this PR asyncapi/.github#226

I definitely recommend going with A

Workflows related to release:

• .github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml
• .github/workflows/if-nodejs-version-bump.yml
• .github/workflows/bump.yml

Deprecation of way data is shared between step DONE

Every single GitHub Action workflow that has echo "::set-output name={name}::{value}" need to be updated to follow echo "{name}={value}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

We do not yet know when set-output will stop working. Previous disable date was 31.05 but now then say community needs more time.

For more details read official article from GitHub

[SumantxD]

@derberg i would like to take this issue

[anshgoyalevil]

@derberg I would like to work upon this issue.

[SumantxD]

Hello, @derberg are these #1727 the required changes related to depreciation of set-output, if yes i can proceed to do it for the wrest of the repositories.

[Savio629]

Yes @SumantxD those are the required changes related to depreciation of set-output.
Let @derberg confirm it once so you can start working on rest of the repositories...

[derberg]

note for others: this issue can still be taken up as only Deprecation of way data is shared between step is completed

No releases here so Upgrade Release pipeline - in case of nodejs projects can be ignored. So only Deprecation of node12 needs to be addressed

[akshatnema]

@derberg Is this issue still unresolved or it is handled through .github repo?

[derberg]

not resolved, not all workflows come from .github, like for example lighthouse-ci.yml that for sure needs an update

[akshatnema]

Ok, let's make it under Hacktoberfest to get some attention to this issue.

[derberg]

tbh, it is to complex for hacktoberfest. It will take more time to explain then the actual work 😃

[akshatnema]

Can you describe what tasks need to be done in this issue?